At The Turn - Golf Podcast · Joe Simons & Nick Heidelberger

Tee Time Captaincy Highs & Lows with Comedian Jeremiah Coughlan

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Jeremiah says a tee time captain is the person who sends the text, books it, and handles everything in between.

1. At The Turn uses this episode to center on tee time captaincy, with Nick Heidelberger, Joe Simons, and Jeremiah Coughlin talking through how golf plans actually get made. 2. Nick and Joe host the discussion, Jeremiah returns as the comedian guest, and his role matters because he treats golf scheduling like social logistics rather than etiquette. 3. The episode asks whether the tee time captain should book first, text later, and control the group before the conversation turns into a negotiation. 4. Jeremiah says he is a “type A, FOMO guy,” and that if he does not organize the round, “nobody else will.” 5. Joe explains that a text for “1046 on Saturday” is not an invitation for alternate suggestions, because he wants one time and one plan. 6. Jeremiah says tee time coordination often starts with optimism and ends with a booking “that nobody’s happy with.” 7. Nick says he now prefers to book first and send the text after the reservation is made, which removes the back-and-forth. 8. Jeremiah describes how filling a foursome can spiral when one friend suggests Sunday, another wants 4 p.m., and the original plan disappears. 9. He says he often plays as a single now because it avoids the stress of having “at least two of the four people” bail out. 10. The group also talks about personality matching, because some golf partners do not want to play with each other and have to be kept apart. 11. Jeremiah says he has several friend-group chats for tee times, and he tries to keep the comics separate from the non-comics unless he needs to fill a spot. 12. Nick says the best move is to book a Saturday morning tee time on a Monday and trust that the group will fill in later. 13. Jeremiah notes that when he plays with randoms, one old man from Iowa called a bad bunker shot a “crack whore,” which he immediately flagged as funny. 14. The episode also covers handicap updates, with Jeremiah reporting a 28.1 after posting six or seven scores and Nick staying at 7.2 after a wet round at Glenavere. 15. Nick says he got into a near shouting match in the men’s club over implied cart paths and a ruling he thought was unreasonable. 16. The Masters food segment brings in Rory McIlroy’s menu, including peach and ricotta flatbread, rock shrimp tempura, grilled elk sliders, wagyu filet mignon, and sticky toffee pudding. 17. Nick and Joe contrast that menu with the Augusta “Taste of Masters” kit, which costs $99 and includes 24 ounces of pimento cheese, six bags of plain potato chips, six mini chocolate moon pies, 12 coasters, and branded wax paper. 18. The tone stays conversational and self-referential, with the hosts interrupting, joking about old men, and letting Jeremiah riff on golf culture and comedy life. 19. Listeners who like golf group-chat politics, handicap talk, and Masters menu details will probably enjoy this. 20. Listeners wanting tight instruction or serious tournament analysis may skip it.

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A golf conversation that turns tee-time organizing and collectible scarcity into a sharp, good-natured look at golf culture.

At The Turn follows tee time captains as Nick Heidelberger and Joe Simons bring Jeremiah Coughlin back into the mix. JC's type-A, FOMO-fueled urge to organize the fellas gives the episode its clearest throughline, and the hosts use that as a springboard into golf-world scarcity,…

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